Air filter monitoring system
OwnerHenry Putneyinventor
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Abstract
An air flow monitoring unit is designed to monitor air flow within HVAC ductwork to determine when an air filter is clogged, and to provide notification to a user that one or more air filters should be replaced. In one embodiment, the air flow monitoring unit is integrated into an air intake vent grill that fits into an air intake vent, which is designed to fit and be removably secured into any standard air intake vent opening, and may include an integrated circuit, and various sensors for monitoring a number of metrics, such as air flow, temperature, humidity, air quality, energy usage of the HVAC units, and the like.
Claims18
An air intake vent grill comprising:
- a main body member having a front side and a rear side, said main body member including a series of openings to allow air to pass therethrough;
- said main body member also having a perimeter structure on a rear side thereof for seating an air filter therein;
- an air flow monitoring unit operatively connected to said main body member, said air flow monitoring unit including a first sensor, an integrated circuit and a notification means;
- wherein said first sensor and said notification means are operatively connected to said integrated circuit;
- said first sensor being adapted to collect data to determine when said air filter should be replaced, so that said data is communicated to said integrated circuit, said integrated circuit determines whether said data falls within normal operating parameters;
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- wherein said integrated circuit causes said notification means to provide a notification when said data falls outside of said normal operating parameters.
An air flow monitoring unit comprising:
- an integrated circuit;
- a first sensor operatively connected to said integrated circuit;
- a notification means operatively connected to said integrated circuit;
- wherein said first sensor collects data relating to metrics selected from the group consisting of air flow, air pressure and air quality within ductwork of a structure to determine when an air filter should be replaced, so that said data is communicated to said integrated circuit, and wherein said integrated circuit determines whether said data falls within normal operating parameters;
- wherein said integrated circuit activates said notification means when said data falls outside of normal operating parameters.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.